by "atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
Published 10/30/2017 at 23:03
by "atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
Published 10/30/2017 at 23:03
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I had some old crusty, peeling-chrome aluminum wheels that I wanted to scrap, but they had some worn out tires that I didn’t want to pay $10 each to dismount at a tire shop. So, with just a pair of precision needle nose electronics pliers to unscrew and remove the valve cores, a section of 4x4 dimensional lumber, a 6,000lb truck, a couple of big pry bars and a bottle of soapy water, I proceeded to remove them myself.
What a workout that was. Took about 2 hours for four tires from start to finish. But since I saved $40, that’s about $20/hour plus some good core strength exercise.
"GRS1" (grs1)
10/30/2017 at 23:19, STARS: 1
if you’re scrapping the wheels and don’t care about damage—sawzall.
"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
10/30/2017 at 23:26, STARS: 0
I don’t actually own a sawzall (which will change eventually), but the thought crossed my mind to use an angle grinder. Decided to do it the kinda-correct way because I didn’t want to find out how miserable cutting through steel-reinforced rubber would be. The chances of kickback and shattering a cutting wheel are just too high.
"XJDano" (xjdano)
10/30/2017 at 23:57, STARS: 1
I wished I used a grinder when I quartered a pair of tires. The sawzall jerks around a lot on the wires on the bead, the tread was a piece of cake.
I’d rather use a sawzall for everything but the bead.
"NojustNo" (front24200)
10/31/2017 at 00:21, STARS: 0
$10 EACH to dismount? That rate is bs for 10 minutes on the machine. I found that Discount Tire usually is cheapest for discounting tires and mounting new ones (if I’m not buying tires from them).
Or local junkyard.
"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
10/31/2017 at 00:23, STARS: 0
tell me about it. Also it would probably take 10 minutes to do all four with a powered machine.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
10/31/2017 at 06:12, STARS: 0
just get a big sturdy blade and cut them off?
"The Snowman" (the-snowman)
10/31/2017 at 22:03, STARS: 0
I have said this so many times on here but I only go to Hispanic owned and operated tire shops. I never over pay, this would have been 10 bucks.